On tap for this weekend is the 10th edition of Major League Baseball's Interleague Play. (Incidentally, it is also the 10th anniversary of the D-Rays and D-Backs this year, which makes me feel REALLY old.)
The novelty of Interleague Play has long worn off for me, although it is nice to see different teams in the ballpark once in awhile. However, I do appreciate the so-called "rivalry series" which pair up intercity/regionally close teams, as opposed to the other random interleague dates. This weekend features the Battle of the North (MIN-MIL), the Subway Series (NYM-NYY), the L series (ChC-ChW), the Freeway Series (LAA-LAD), and the Battle of Ohio (CLE-CIN), among others. These series are always meaningful to the fans and it are always large draws at the park. I'm looking forward to watching Yankees-Mets on Sunday Night Baseball this weekend, and hopefully the Crew can sweep the Twinkies at Miller Park.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS:
Twins L (18-22)
Brewers W (26-15)
Reds off
touch with baseball when his childhood heroes Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, and Jim Gantner retired but the Great Home Run Chase of 1998 reignited his passion. As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Erik became involved with the campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. With this group Erik traveled to Portland, OR and Baltimore, MD to work on construction projects and help the group raise $25,000 to partially sponsor a house in Milwaukee. Also at UWM, Erik met Peter Nagel. The two attended their first Brewers game together during Opening Weekend 2003. Despite their failure to ignite the coals at their first tailgate, the two had a blast and were soon making weekly trips to the ballpark. Erik has gone on to several colleges and changed careers several times, and has moved all the way out to New Hampshire, but has always stayed true to his baseball roots by holding part-time stadium usher jobs. To this day he looks back fondly on his incredible cross-country journey.
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